with a bang (clash, bump)
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
beating time with one's foot
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
residence; housing; residential building
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
guess; conjecture; surmise
the original; original copy; script
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
subdivision (into small parts)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
leading male role in kabuki
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles; female partner (in a relationship)
check (pattern); ichimatsu doll
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
counter for choices, options, etc.
reddish-brown; yellowish-brown
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion